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upgrading cpu of DELL XPS L502x i3 2310M to i7-2860QM
Hi everyone I want to upgrade my Delll XPS L502x from i3-2310M. my chipset is HM67 and motherboard model is dell "0YR8NN". I have seen many posts where i7-2670QM is installed on "0YR8NN" motherboard but I could not find motherboard model for i7-2860QM. Can anyone suggest should I go with i7-2670QM or i7-2860QM.
U2CAMEB4ME
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September 29th, 2020 12:00
Welcome to the Dell Community @kspannu
You can use both.
The "TDP" for both is the same and would run a little hotter.
https://www.cpu-upgrade.com/CPUs/Intel/Core_i3_Mobile/i3-2310M_(PGA).html
The question is the price and availability???
Best regards,
U2
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September 29th, 2020 14:00
@kspannu
Do you have Discrete "nVIDIA" or just Integrated "Intel" video???
Regards,
U2
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September 29th, 2020 18:00
kspannu
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November 13th, 2020 00:00
I have successfully upgraded laptop with i7-2860QM and replaced my HDD with SATA SSD. It is working really good now.
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November 30th, 2020 12:00
Hi @kspannu , I did the same thing but unsuccessfully. black screen right after turning the laptop on. I put the old cpu back and it works just fine. Could you please tell me which version of bios are you using and firmware in case you upgraded it?
thanks
ejn63
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November 30th, 2020 16:00
The latest BIOS for the system is a good idea before trying the CPU upgrade:
https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/xps-l502x/drivers
That said, this is an aging system with aging voltage regulators on the system board. The CPU you're installing draws 30% more power than the i3 you had. A marginal voltage regulator could be at fault here as well.
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November 30th, 2020 21:00
mimmo81
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December 1st, 2020 00:00
@kspannu Thanks. Since we have the same motherboard and it is meant for slower cpu I though that maybe the 28xx series was not 100% supported but I was wrong. You don’t even had to upgrade to the latest bios. It must my cpu. I will replace it
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December 1st, 2020 01:00
@ejn63 unfortunately I already have a 26xx processor installed. The power required is pretty much the same
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December 1st, 2020 03:00
ejn63
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December 1st, 2020 03:00
It's not, though - the i3 is a 35W CPU -- the i7 is 45W, or almost 30% more power-intensive.
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December 1st, 2020 04:00
Agreed, but that was with new systems - not systems pushing a decade old with aging voltage regulators aboard. It's still very possible that the CPU is fine, while the voltage regulators are not able to supply the 30% greater power requirements of the quad core CPU.
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December 1st, 2020 08:00
@ejn63 let’s wait for final updates from @mimmo81 . Hope everything goes well.
kspannu
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December 1st, 2020 08:00
@mimmo81 Are you using 130watt adapter?
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December 2nd, 2020 02:00
@kspannu @Yeah. My old cpu is already 45w. Let’s hope the new one works #fingercrossed